[jerry455]

I love my 2018 Chevrolet Colorado Z71, crew cab, short box 4X4. It has the 3.6 V6 and the 8-speed auto trans. I bought it new in 2018 and will probably be my last new vehicle. I can haul drywall and plywood. I made a rack that supports it level with the wheel well and leave the tailgate down, with a strap to keep them all in the bed. I pull a 5,000 lbs. travel trailer and drive it every day. It is very comfortable and gets decent mileage. I drive a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado for work and love when I get back into my Colorado. I would have loved to have bought a 6-foot box but the 5'2" short box was all I could find. Back then I wanted a first gen Colorado, but I couldn't find one with lower miles and for a decent price. When the Colorado came back out in 2015, they were crazy hard to find. It took 3 years until you could even find one on the showroom floor. I initially looked for a 2015-2018 used but the prices for a 30,000-mile truck were only a couple thousand dollars less than a brand-new truck, so that is what I did. I don't regret it at all. I love driving it, it handles well and has surprisingly good acceleration. Fuel economy ranges from 17-21, in the city to 20-25, on the highway. There are lots of them around here and they seem to be quite popular.